Air Ambulances play a vital role in responding to life-threatening emergencies across the UK. For example, on 22nd February, an air ambulance landed on the M62 to deliver urgent critical care after a woman fell from a bridge over the motorway and sustained serious injuries. Incidents like this demonstrate why the Air Ambulances are so essential. These highly skilled medical teams are often called to remote, inaccessible or heavily congested locations where rapid treatment can mean the difference between life and death.

Facts about Air Ambulances

Here are some important facts that highlight the scale and impact of the Air Ambulance:

1. The Air Ambulance service receives NO Government funding. It is solely funded by donations from members of the public.
2. Air Ambulance services in the UK respond to over 49,000 missions a year, which averages 134 missions per day.
3. In the UK, there are 43 air ambulance helicopters operated by 21 individual air ambulance charities.
4. Each Air Ambulance charity typically has around four critical care cars or rapid response vehicles.
5. The average response time for Air Ambulances to arrive at the scene is 15 minutes.
6. The average cost of a helicopter mission is £4,165, and the average cost of a critical car or rapid response vehicle mission is £2,054.
7. London’s Air Ambulance crew made history in 1993 by performing the world’s first successful pre- hospital open-heart surgery at the roadside.

More facts can be found on the Air Ambulance UK’s website.

Our commitment to supporting Yorkshire Air Ambulance

The relationship between Fergus and Phil from our Personal Injury team and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance goes back many years. This has been built through fundraising and a clear appreciation of the work the charity carries out. Their relationship began when their stand was positioned next to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at Oliver’s Mount, and it has since grown into a long‑standing partnership that continues to evolve.

Over the years, Fergus and Phil have taken on a range of fundraising activities to support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

• In 2012, Fergus attempted a sponsored 1,001‑mile cycling challenge in one week, raising important funds for the charity.
• Fergus and Phil arranged for a full renovation of an old race bike and had it signed by stars of the motorcycling world. They raffled the bike and donated all proceeds to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
• At last year’s Motorcycle Live, they invited Yorkshire Air Ambulance to join their stand, giving them a space to sell raffle tickets for another charity bike.

In conversation with Fergus he commented

I have seen the impact of the Air Ambulance first‑hand. A few of my clients have been saved by the Air Ambulance, including at least one who wouldn’t be here today without their help. That experience highlights why supporting the Air Ambulance is so important.

The wider McHale Group is committed to strengthening this relationship and exploring new ways to support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity.

How you can help

If you wish to donate, then you are able to do so by using this link: https://www.airambulancesuk.org/support-us/donate-now/